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Dominick Brooklier #604543
06/01/11 02:41 AM
06/01/11 02:41 AM
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BarrettM Offline OP
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BarrettM  Offline OP
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Heads Up: I may eventually use this thread as grounds for general LA Crime Family discussion.

In my eyes, this guy will always be an interesting case. In literary terms, he is the main antagonist in the Jimmy Frattiano saga. Which makes him pretty significant. People forget that even if in name only, an acting boss turned informant before an Underboss did.

What's interesting about Brooklier, is that even if he had inherited the so-called "Mickey Mouse Mafia", all indications would prove that he didn't fuck around. So is it just me, or was he an improvement over the string of incompetent bosses that followed Dragna? The best example of this is every decision he made during the Frank Bompensiero hit. Deciding he wanted it done was very decisive, something that already set him apart from previous bosses. I also think it reflects well on him how he immediately noticed the odd behavior, and as it happens, Bompensiero had just flipped. But the most interesting part was possibly the execution. Handing out a promotion to drop a marked man's guard had never been seen before. I don't know if the bookies that never kicked up to Dragna kicked up to Brooklier. But I do know he seems to have had a bit more subtetly and cunning that makes a good boss.

The Frattiano stuff says something about his judgment as well. Brooklier wasn't willing to take the risk of an Orena-style war, or an affront to him as boss, even from Frattianno's crew, which dates way back to the 50's. I know his ability as a boss can't be fully analyzed through websites, even books or informant testimony. But he seems to have a bit of what Dragna lacked, a bit of what Bompensiero needed, and a calculating touch. Thoughts?

Last edited by BarrettM; 06/01/11 02:44 AM.
Re: Dominick Brooklier [Re: BarrettM] #604601
06/02/11 02:07 AM
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Dragna couldn't scare the bookies in to kicking up to him, DeSimone was scared of his own shadow. I've read in a book and an article that Nick Licata was in no way an improvement over DeSimone, who was undoubtedly one of the most piss poor bosses of his century. Was this just a rumor, or is there evidence to back this? I don't think he was boss back then, but Licata's part during the Anthony Brancato (Two Tonys) murder was a quick flash of genius. I guess I have the same question for him that I do of Brooklier. And how is Peter Milano doing by comparison?


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